Professor of Law
Professional Experience
Yonsei University, Professor of Law, 1998–present (Vice President for International Affairs, 2016–2017)
Georgetown University Law Center, Visiting/Adjunct Professor, 2010–2011, 2016–present
ESADE Law School, Visiting Professor, Feb.–Mar. 2019
National Law School of India University, Bangalore, Visiting Professor, Nov. 2018
Keio Law School, Visiting Professor, June 2018
University of Florida, Visiting Professor, Levin College of Law, Jan. 2010
Founding Executive Director, Hills Governance Center in Korea, 2003–2007
National University of Singapore, Visiting Professor, Faculty of Law, 2004–2005, Feb. 2016
Hongik University, Assistant Professor of Law, Business Administration Department, Seoul, 1995–1998
Foley & Lardner, Attorney, Washington, D.C., 1992–1995
Education
Georgetown University Law Center, Juris Doctor, 1992
Yonsei University, Graduate School of International Studies, Master of Arts in Political Science, 1991
Columbia University, Columbia College, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, 1988
Main Lecture Courses
International Arbitration
International Trade Law
International Law
Comparative Corporate Governance
Editorial (Advisory) Board Member
Asian Journal of Comparative Law (Cambridge University Press)
Dispute Resolution International (International Bar Association)
International Investment Law & Arbitration (Brill Research Perspectives)
International Trade Law
Korea Arbitration Review
Panel of Arbitrators
International Organizations
Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)
World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)
Free Trade Agreements
Republic of Korea and European Union Free Trade Agreement
Republic of Korea and United States Free Trade Agreement
Arbitral Institutions
Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC)
Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA)
Chicago International Dispute Resolution Association (CIDRA)
China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC)**
Chinese Arbitration Association (CAA)
Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC)
Hainan International Arbitration Court (HIAC)
Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC)
International Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution (ICADR)
Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (JCAA)*
Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB)
Pacific International Arbitration Centre (PIAC)
Russian Arbitration Center at the Russian Institute of Modern Arbitration (RAC)
Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration (SCCA)
Shanghai International Arbitration Centre (SHIAC)
Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (SCIA)
Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC)*
Vietnam International Arbitration Centre (VIAC)
* Also acts as Emergency Arbitrator
** Also serves on Panel of International Investment Arbitrators
Professional Activities
Current
Member, ICC International Court of Arbitration
Vice Chair, ICC Korea, International Arbitration Committee
Member, KCAB, International Arbitration Committee
Member: SIAC Users Council; IDR Group; Australasian Forum for International Arbitration
Board Member, International Bar Association, Korea Advisory Board
Co-Chair, Delos Guide to Arbitration Places, Second Edition
Member, International Legal Affairs Advisory Committee, Ministry of Justice
Member, Korea Corporate Governance Service (KCGS), Corporate Governance Research Committee
Director: Korean Arbitrators Association (Academia Representative for International Arbitration Forum), Korea Association of Arbitration Studies, Korean Association of International Law, Korea International Trade Law Association, International Economic Law Association of Korea, Korea Business Law Association, Korea Institute of International and Comparative Law
International Jury Member/Coach, Willem C. Vis (East) International Commercial Arbitration Moot, 2009–present
Past
7th President, Korean Council for International Arbitration (KOCIA)
Consultant: World Bank, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Ministry of Finance and Economy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Financial Supervisory Service, Korean Institute for International Economic Policy
Academic Council Member, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Hills Program on Governance
Member, Arbitration Industry Promotion Act Committee, Ministry of Justice
Member, Commercial Code (Corporate Law) Revision Committee, Ministry of Justice
New Round Legal Assistance Council Member, Ministry of Justice
Dispute Mediation Commission, Korea Securities Dealers Association Automated Quotation Market (KOSDAQ)
Advisor, ICC Korea, Commercial Law and Practice
Awards
The 11th Simdang International Trade and Business Research Award (2018)
Yonsei University Presidential Distinguished Teaching Award (2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017)
Bar Membership
U.S. New York State Bar, 1993–present
U.S. District of Columbia Bar, 1994–present